Hardwood Flooring Refinishing Experts in Avon

GA Flooring offers experienced hardwood floor refinishing services in Avon, GA. If your hardwood floor has lost its beauty through age, damage, or even just wear and tear, it can be brought back to its original beauty. Our team offers a dustless refinishing service that will guarantee to restore the original beauty to your hardwood floors.

For years our team at GA Flooring, Inc has been refinishing hardwood flooring, and returning floors to their original beauty. Our team strives to provide experienced hardwood flooring refinishing services ensuring that your floors will look as good as new.

What Type Of Refinishing Do I need?

The two main types of hardwood flooring refinishing compounds are oil based and water based. The main differences between water based and oil based polyurethane is drying type, odor, price, and color. Many on-site finished hardwoods use an oil based compound for hardwood finishing. Prefinished wood can be water or oil based. If you have site finished wood in your home, it is probably oil based. Be aware that if you change to water based, it will look different. Below you will find several FAQ's about the different types of hardwood refinishing compounds.

Oil Modified Polyurethane (OMU)

• Is a solvent based polyurethane, contains mineral spirit.
• Much higher in VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
• The color begins to grow yellow or brownish-orange over time
• Longer lasting odor.
• Oil interacts with the wood for warmer tones. Gives the wood more depth and color. This is because it is absorbed into the wood and the oil accentuates the wood grain, giving the grain more.
• Presence. The natural oils in the sealer also give the wood a muted shine.
• Only option for dark stains.
• Minimum drying time is 8 hours and can last up to 24 hours or more based on humidity and other environmental factors.
• Curing— allow finish to cure for 24 hours from final coat before foot traffic and 30 days before placing area rugs. The floor may be walked on (light foot traffic only!) and after about 12 hours after second coat, but remains susceptible to scuffing and marring until completely cured. Use only a dry microfiber mop or cloth for cleaning during the first week or two—no liquid cleaners!

Water Based/Water Borne Polyurethane

• Faster drying time means less time spent waiting for the job to be finished.
• Any given coat will dry enough in a few hours so that the owners can walk on it.
• Cost is more expensive (additional charge to use).
• 70% cured after 1 day, 90% cured after 3 days, fully cured in approximately 7 days so area rugs can be placed down after 7 days. Use only a dry microfiber mop or cloth for cleaning during the first week or two—no liquid cleaners!
• VOC compliant.
• Best for natural and light to medium stains, not dark stains.
• Because it sets up so fast, there is little penetration into the wood.
• Feels/looks more “plastic”; tends to have greater reflection and shine.

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